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Leiosoma
Sign in to saveSeveral other genera were invalidly named Leiosoma. The mite genus of Nicolet (1855) is now Liacarus. The echinoid genus of Cotteau (1860) is now Trochalosoma. The lepidopteran genus of Felder & Rogenhofer (1874) is now Erocha. The millipede genus of Silvestri (1897) is now Catharosoma.
Species
Lime Felt Gall Mite
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderPolydesmida
- FamilyParadoxosomatidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 47
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Collections
- MNHN, NHMUK, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Finland, France, AlgéRie, Italy
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Encyclopedic overview
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Several other genera were invalidly named Leiosoma. The mite genus of Nicolet (1855) is now Liacarus. The echinoid genus of Cotteau (1860) is now Trochalosoma. The lepidopteran genus of Felder & Rogenhofer (1874) is now Erocha. The millipede genus of Silvestri (1897) is now Catharosoma.
Leiosoma is a genus of weevils. It can be found in mountain-forest and alpine habitats in the western Palearctic realm. These weevils feed on plants of the families Ranunculaceae and Violaceae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leiosoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.